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1962) Jumper
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
David is a Jumper who can teleport himself anywhere in the world, which creates a fun and exciting life. Things turn deadly when David finds himself pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers. He forms an uneasy alliance with another Jumper and becomes a player in a war that has been raging for thousands of years.
1963) Thank you for smoking
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Nick Naylor is a sexy, smart and charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who will fight to protect American's right to smoke. At the same time he is trying to maintain the idea of a perfect role model for his 12-year-old son. When Nick incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Sometime in the future, Frank Fizzle's father Jasper, an author and a fan of L. Frank Baum's writing, pens new, but badly-written, stories about Oz, aspiring to be the new "Royal Historian of Oz." When Jasper discovers that Oz is real and steals several items from the magical land to help his writing, Frank and Jasper find themselves pursued by the Tin Man, the Wicked Witch of the West's ghost, and other Oz personalities.
1965) Moon Lake
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Daniel Russell was thirteen years old when his father tried to kill them both by driving into Moon Lake. Daniel returns to the site of this traumatic incident and discovers something shocking in the wreckage.
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Description
"Ed and Al come face to face with the 'father' of the homunculi, who just so happens to be a dead ringer for their own father, Van Hohenheim--a resemblance too uncanny for coincidence. And later, when the allure of immortality proves to be too much for Prince Lin of Xin, he lets Greed take over ... literally!"--P. [1] of cover.
1968) The cinder path
Pub. Date
1994.
Description
Torn between two sisters, a farmer seeks redemption in the Great War.
1969) Dexter: new blood
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Set ten years after Dexter Morgan went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura; he is now living under an assumed name in Upstate New York, Iron Lake, far from his original home in Miami.
1970) There be dragons
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
When journalist Robert Torres is assigned to write a book about Josemaria Escriva, the controversial founder of Opus Dei, he hopes it will bring him closer to his father, Escriva's childhood friend. As Torres uncovers more about his father's past, he learns dark secrets that will change his world forever.
1971) Mega Man: Fully charged
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"After Mega Man's father Dr. Light is kidnapped, a shocking truth rocks Mega Man's world as it seems the Robot Masters know more about his secret history than he does. But as Dr. Wily's machinations trigger Mega Man's forgotten memories of the brutal human/robot war, our hero is left to question just who he is and if he can trust anything or anyone--including the man he calls father." --back cover
1972) Smoke signals
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Description
Depicts two young Native Americans, Victor and Thomas, who leave their small town to retrieve the remains of Victor's father.
1974) Comisario en turno
Series
Pub. Date
p2005
Description
Don Alfonso esta en turno como comisario acompanado de su secretario, el gloton Manuelito. A ambos se les presenta una serie de casos de robos, enganos e injusticias que resuelven siempre viendo la justicia por delante. Luis, hijo de don Alfonso, atropella con su coche a una muchacha y huye. Don Alfonso, como juez, hace comparecer a su propio hijo a la comisaria y, pese a los ruegos de su esposa, se levanta una acta.
Alfonso, a judge who always views...
1975) La Mission
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Che gets by on his macho persona, but lives for the love of his son Jesse. When he discovers that Jesse has been living a secret life, Che reacts violently and is forced to examine his actions and the life he lives. Powerful and challenging, a moving portrayal of redemption and fatherhood.
1976) Dream/killer
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"When teenager Ryan Ferguson was wrongly arrested for the brutal murder of a local journalist, he assumed that the law would run its course and he'd soon be released. But it turned out to be only the beginning of a long nightmare involving corrupt police, judges and attorneys - resulting in years of unjust incarceration. Told through the eyes of Ryan's devoted father, whose persistent amateur sleuthing saved his son from a lifetime in prison. Dream/Killer...
1977) Smoke signals
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Setting: Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation, Idaho, 1976. "Young Indian man Thomas is a nerd on his reservation.... Victor and Thomas embark on a trip to Phoenix to retrieve the ashes of Victor's father. Victor is angry at his father for leaving his family and angry with himself for the grudge that he carries. Through the help of Thomas and his father's final friend Suzy, Victor is able to find resolution and peace"--Internet movie database, March 13,...
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his loss to a...
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
A rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne, and his nanny Olive, Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what...